Propositional anaphors

Peter van Elswyk

doi:10.1007/s11098-018-1042-6

Propositional anaphors

Peter van Elswyk^*

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Philosophy

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Abstract

Propositions are posited to perform a variety of explanatory roles. One important role is being what is designated by a dedicated linguistic expression like a that-clause. In this paper, the case that propositions are needed for such a role is bolstered by defending that there are other expressions dedicated to designating propositions. In particular, it is shown that natural language has anaphors for propositions. Complement so and the response markers yes and no are argued to be such expressions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1055-1075
Number of pages	21
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume	176
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-018-1042-6
State	Published - Apr 15 2019

Keywords

Propositional anaphors
Propositions
That-clauses

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